A J M Milne

Human Rights and Human Diversity

An Essay in the Philosophy of Human Rights

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This original and provocative book is concerned with fundamental questions in moral, political, and legal philosophy. It challenges both supporters and sceptics alike to rethink their ideas about human rights. The author explains that human life is not the same everywhere, noting that there are different traditions of culture and civilization. He argues that an adequate idea of human rights must take such a diversity seriously, and unlike the UN Declaration, it must not presuppose Western institutions and values. This theory of human rights developed by Milne deals systematically with the philosophical issues it raises. He shows that human rights can only be a minimum standard, not a panacea for the troubles of humanity. And that this significance, although modest, should not be underrated.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: State University of New York Press
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Dezember 1986
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 227g
• ISBN-13: 9780887063671
• ISBN-10: 0887063675
• Artikelnr.: 54150588

Autorenporträt

A.J.M. Milne, Professor of Political Theory and Institutions at the University of Durham, is the author of The Right to Dissent: Issues in Political Philosophy.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction - PART 1 MORALITY - Rules, Principles and Conduct - Morality and Society - Moral Universality and Moral Diversity - Moral Diversity Continued: Religion and Ideology - Morality and the 'Categorical Imperative' - PART 2 RIGHTS - The Idea of Rights - The Idea of Rights Continued - The Idea of Rights Continued: Human Rights - Human Rights and Politics - Notes - Index